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From presidents Carter, George H.W. Bush, Clinton, and George W. Bush.

President Clinton Playing Saxophone

January 20, 1993

Source: William J. Clinton Presidential Library

President Bill Clinton played the saxophone at his January 20, 1993, Inaugural Ball at the Washington, D.C. Armory. President Clinton had played the saxophone since his youth and famously appeared on “The Arsenio Hall Show” to play “Heartbreak Hotel” on the instrument during the 1992 campaign.